Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.Additional Participating Entity: Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Fairbanks, AlaskaAviation Accident Preliminary Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfhttp://registry.faa.gov/N3125DLocation: Fairbanks, AKAccident Number: ANC18LA048Date & Time: 06/22/2018, 1730 AKDRegistration: N3125DAircraft: CESSNA 180Injuries: 2 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal On June 22, 2018, about 1730 Alaska daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N3125D, sustained substantial damage during an off-airport landing at Upper St George Creek, about 50 miles south of Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 visual flight rules personal flight when the accident occurred. The private pilot and passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA), Fairbanks, Alaska about 1700.According to the pilot, he was landing with a right crosswind and after touchdown, as the airplane began to decelerate, he applied left brake in an effort to maintain directional control. He stated that the left rudder/brake pedal was "soft" and traveled to its full forward limit and directional control was lost. The airplane weathervaned into the wind and skidded sideways before the left main wheel went off the cleared landing area and into brush. The left wing and left horizontal stabilizer subsequently impacted terrain, which resulted in substantial damage.Upon exiting the airplane, the pilot found the brake line had separated at the compression fitting near the brake caliper where the brake line transitioned from a rigid line to a flexible line.A detailed examination of the brake line is pending. Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Make: CESSNARegistration: N3125DModel/Series: 180 UNDESIGNATEDAircraft Category: AirplaneAmateur Built: NoOperator: On fileOperating Certificate(s) Held: None Meteorological Information and Flight PlanConditions at Accident Site: Visual ConditionsCondition of Light: DayObservation Facility, Elevation: PAFA, 432 ft mslObservation Time: 0053 UTCDistance from Accident Site: 37 Nautical MilesTemperature/Dew Point: 20°C / 11°CLowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 4500 ft aglWind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 14 knots / 18 knots, 280°Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 6000 ft aglVisibility: 10 MilesAltimeter Setting: 29.91 inches HgType of Flight Plan Filed: NoneDeparture Point: FAIRBANKS, AK (FAI)Destination: Fairbanks, AK (AK7)Wreckage and Impact InformationCrew Injuries: 1 NoneAircraft Damage: SubstantialPassenger Injuries: 1 NoneAircraft Fire: NoneGround Injuries: N/AAircraft Explosion: NoneTotal Injuries: 2 NoneLatitude, Longitude: 64.192778, -147.946111 (est)

NTSB Identification: GAA18CA38114 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Friday, June 22, 2018 in Goodyear, AZAircraft: PIPER PA 30, registration: N7072YNTSB investigators will use data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator, and will not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

Location: Aguila, AZAccident Number: WPR18FA178Date & Time: 06/23/2018, 1408 MSTRegistration: N7880Aircraft: SCHEMPP-HIRTH STANDARD CIRRUSInjuries: 1 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal On June 23, 2018, about 1408 mountain standard time, a Schempp-Hirth glider, N7880, sustained substantial damage after impact with terrain while maneuvering near Sampley's Airport (28AZ), Aguila, Arizona. The glider pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The glider was registered to and operated by ARA and Associates, LLC, Phoenix, Arizona. The glider was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a local area personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from 28AZ about 1359.According to witnesses located at the airport, the pilot arrived at the airport about 1100 local. Witnesses stated the pilot had flown one three-minute flight that morning, in the glider, prior to the accident flight.The driver of the glider tow vehicle reported that the launch was normal, and no anomalies occurred. He observed the glider depart the upwind and turn right crosswind for the downwind. He noted that the glider was about 1,000 ft above the ground (agl) while on the downwind. He began to reel in the tow wench, about 3 minutes later, and observed the glider near the approach end of runway traveling west. He further reported that the glider made two right 360° turns that he estimated to be about 30° bank angle, while at 400 ft above the ground. The aircraft then abruptly pitched 60 degrees nose down and completed two spins before he lost sight of it. The glider was about 100 ft above the ground when he lost sight of it.The glider impacted the driveway of a home. The homeowner notified the Aguila Fire Department about 1408. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was notified at 1418. Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Make: SCHEMPP-HIRTHRegistration: N7880Model/Series: STANDARD CIRRUS UNDESIGNATEDAircraft Category: GliderAmateur Built: NoOperator: A R A AND ASSOCIATES LLCOperating Certificate(s) Held: None Meteorological Information and Flight PlanConditions at Accident Site: Visual ConditionsCondition of Light: DayObservation Facility, Elevation: KBXK, 1021 ft mslObservation Time: 2115 UTCDistance from Accident Site: 40 Nautical MilesTemperature/Dew Point: 40°C / 8°CLowest Cloud Condition: ClearWind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 12 knots / 17 knots, 210°Lowest Ceiling: NoneVisibility: 10 MilesAltimeter Setting: 29.73 inches HgType of Flight Plan Filed: NoneDeparture Point: Aguila, AZ (28AZ)Destination: Aguila, AZ (28AZ) Wreckage and Impact InformationCrew Injuries: 1 FatalAircraft Damage: SubstantialPassenger Injuries: N/AAircraft Fire: NoneGround Injuries: N/AAircraft Explosion: NoneTotal Injuries: 1 FatalLatitude, Longitude: 33.930833, -113.178056 (est)

Location: Jacksonville, FLAccident Number: WPR18LA183Date & Time: 06/23/2018, 1440 EDTRegistration: N5682BAircraft: Cessna 182Injuries: 1 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Skydiving On June 23, 2018, about 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N5682B, struck three vehicles following a complete loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing to a residential area about one mile east of Herlong Recreational Airport (HEG), Jacksonville, Florida. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane received substantial damage to the right elevator and the right wing. The airplane was registered to Jumpstart Skydiving LLC and operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 skydiving flight. Visual meteorological conditions were reported in the area about the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The local flight originated from HEG at 1400.The pilot stated after delivering four skydivers he returned to the airport. On final approach, at about 1 mile from HEG at 2500 feet AGL "the engine just quit." He realized he did not have sufficient altitude to clear a stand of trees and chose to land on a road in a residential area. Upon landing on the road, the airplane struck multiple vehicles. The pilot stated that he did not know of any mechanical issues that may have precipitated this accident. The airplane was moved to a secure location for further examination.Aircraft and Owner/Operator InformationAircraft Make: CessnaRegistration: N5682BModel/Series: 182Aircraft Category: AirplaneAmateur Built: NoOperator: Michael ThometzOperating Certificate(s) Held: None Meteorological Information and Flight PlanConditions at Accident Site: Visual ConditionsCondition of Light: DayObservation Facility, Elevation: KHEGObservation Time: 1735 UTCDistance from Accident Site:Temperature/Dew Point: 32°C / 22°CLowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 4600 ft aglWind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / , 270°Lowest Ceiling: NoneVisibility: 9 MilesAltimeter Setting: 30.01 inches HgType of Flight Plan Filed:Departure Point: Jacksonville, FL (HEG)Destination: Jacksonville, FL (HEG)Wreckage and Impact InformationCrew Injuries: 1 NoneAircraft Damage: SubstantialPassenger Injuries: N/AAircraft Fire: NoneGround Injuries:N/A Aircraft Explosion: NoneTotal Injuries: 1 NoneLatitude, Longitude: (est)

A small airplane crash-landed Saturday afternoon in a residential neighborhood near Herlong Recreational Airport in Jacksonville.The pilot as well as residents on the ground escaped injury, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department first responders said.The single-engine plane made an emergency landing in the street at 2:40 p.m. and careened into the front yard of a home in the 2300 block of Sharon Lake Drive at Justin Road North on the Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.The pilot was the sole occupant on board the Cessna 182 Skylane which came to rest lying on its right side.The tip of one wing appeared to have been torn off while the rest was twisted and bent where it was attached to the fuselage. The other wing was sticking up into the air. The tail fins were bent and ripped. One of the plane’s landing gear wheels was broken off and lying in the street at the curb.Federal Aviation Administration records show the four-seat plane is registered to Jumpstart Skydiving LLC of Orange Park. Company officials couldn’t be reached for comment Saturday night.The company operates at Herlong Recreational Airport, 9300 Normandy Blvd., which is roughly four miles by car from where the plane went down.The Sheriff’s Office said the FAA will lead the investigation. Police said the crash site and adjacent streets would remain cordoned off until the FAA completed its on-site inspection.Story and video ➤ http://www.jacksonville.com

SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - Authorities say no one was hurt when a small plane went down in a field near Rose Hill on Friday.Emergency crews were called at around 1:10 p.m. to the report of a plane crash at Cook Airfield in the 6800 block of South 143rd Street East. Capt Mark Pierce with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office said the pilot reported losing engine power while a student was flying. "The student that was taking flying lessons turned the plane over to the pilot and they were able to land out here just to the north of Cook Airfield."Capt. Pierce said both the pilot and student are doing well and "going to move on with their day."Story and video ➤ http://www.kake.com

Two fisherman rescued the pilot of a hot air balloon that hit power lines, caught on fire and crashed in a Livingston County lake at a balloon festival Sunday, according to TV news reports, festival organizers and the Federal Aviation Administration.No one was hurt during the morning incident at the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest in Howell. The pilot was flying solo, according to a statement from Phil Clinger, competition director for the hot air balloon festival.The balloon was recovered shortly after the incident, according to Clinger's statement.Clinger told a Free Press reporter that he was making no further comment early Sunday evening.No one at Howell police or fire departments could be reached for comment Sunday.The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, spokesperson Lynn Lunsford said in an email to the Free Press.Lunsford said the Cameron C-60 balloon went through power lines and crashed into a lake, adding that there were no injuries.The Mason, Mich. man who is listed as the registered owner of the hot air balloon with the FAA could not be immediately reached Sunday. A man with the same name and hometown is listed as the pilot of the balloon, according to a list of the 2018 pilots on the balloonfest's website.About 40 customers were without power for several hours after the incident, but power has been restored, DTE Energy Spokesman Stephen Tait said.According to WXYZ-TV, the incident occurred during the festival flyover just after 8 a.m., with the balloon landing in Thompson Lake.Dave Park said that he was bass fishing when he looked up, saw the flyover and was taking some pictures, according to the WXYZ report.There was fire and an explosion when the balloon hit the wires, WXYZ reported, adding that sparking wires were dangling and littering the shore with charred balloon pieces.Park told the television station that the basket and balloon were on fire. He said he brought the pilot to rescue crews onshore, according to the WXYZ report.Dave Dilworth told WXYZ that he saw the pilot "flailing away yelling and that's when he broke free. He hit the water 20 to 30 yards from the shore."The three-day festival began Friday and is to wrap up Sunday. The balloons launch in the evening, but a fly-in to the launch site was scheduled from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, according to the balloonfest website.The festival appeared to continue Sunday based on photos and updates posted on the festival's Twitter feed and Facebook page.A photo on the balloonfest's Facebook page Sunday morning showed a yellow hot air balloon with red, blue and green on it up in the sky with the post "#balloonfestmi Good morning, Howell!" A person who responded to the post stated that the balloon was the one that hit the power lines.Original article can be found here ➤ https://www.freep.com

HOWELL, MI - A man piloting a hot air balloon at the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest Sunday in Howell avoided injury after hitting a power line, catching his balloon on fire and landing in a Livingston County lake.The man was piloting a Cameron C-60L sometime after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 24, when he struck a power line, according to a Federal Aviation Administration preliminary crash report.A video posted on YouTube shows the balloon descending into the pole where it explodes into a cascade of sparks, igniting the balloon.The balloon then drifts toward nearby Thompson Lake where it crashes into the water about 40 feet from the shore.A pair of fishermen on a boat saw the balloon descending into lake went to the crash site where they rescued the pilot and brought him to shore, according to a report from WXYZ Channel 7.The balloon's pilot was the sole occupant when it crashed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration report. He was uninjured in the crash and the damage to the balloon was listed as minor.Story and video ➤ https://www.mlive.com

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; MinneapolisClassic Arrow Inc: http://registry.faa.gov/N3169DNTSB Identification: GAA18CA37114 CFR Part 137: AgriculturalAccident occurred Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Hutchinson, MNAircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT 301, registration: N3169DNTSB investigators will use data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator, and will not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

Location: Maple Lake, MNAccident Number: CEN18LA237Date & Time: 06/22/2018, 1830 CDTRegistration: N736MMAircraft: ZENITH STOL CH701Injuries: 2 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal On June 22, 2018, about 1830 central daylight time, an amateur-built tricycle-geared Zenith Aircraft Company STOL CH-701 light-sport airplane, N736MM, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after a loss of engine power in the traffic pattern at Maple Lake Municipal Airport (MGG), Maple Lake, Minnesota. The left seat private pilot and the right seat certificated flight instructor (CFI) sustained no injury. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a visual flight rules personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from MGG about 1820.In a conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on June 26, the pilot reported that the purpose of the local area flight was to fly with his friend who was a CFI, to help increase his dual pilot flight instruction time. The pilot reported that upon taking off, he smelled a "burnt electrical" smell in the cockpit. The pilot and the CFI decided to remain in the traffic pattern due to the smell. While on the downwind leg for runway 10 (flying to the west), on the second traffic pattern iteration, the smell dissipated, and the engine began to backfire. During the backfiring sequence, the pilot observed the engine tachometer "jumping all over the gauge" from zero to a maximum indication. About 10 seconds after the backfiring began, the engine ceased producing power while about 700 feet above ground level and at an airspeed of about 50 miles per hour.The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the backfiring and subsequent engine failure by switching fuel tanks and attempting a restart of the engine with no success. The pilot reported he decided to attempt a forced landing to runway 10. However, due to the presence of power lines that followed an east to west oriented asphalt-covered road on the north side of the airport (County Road 37), he assessed that he would be unable to fly over the power lines. The pilot attempted to execute a forced landing to the road. The airplane landed about 20 feet short of the road and impacted a ditch. The airplane came to rest in a grass-covered field about 400 feet to the northwest of the runway threshold for runway 10. During the forced landing sequence, the nosewheel collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and the engine mount system. The right wing sustained substantial damage from impacting terrain.

James P. Dahlen Jr.James Dahlen Jr., 51, of Court House was indicted for third-degree criminal mischief and fourth-degree criminal trespass. The indictment states that Dahlen landed a plane on a restricted beach that is part of the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in June.Police reports stated that Dahlen worked as a mechanic at a local air service where he took an unauthorized flight in a Piper PA 12 eventually landing at the base. Dahlen fled the scene and later turned himself into authorities.

The pilot who landed a banner towing plane on a stretch of U.S. Coast Guard beach in Cape May on Sunday night after taking the aircraft without permission is the stepson of the aerial advertising company's owner. Jimmy Dahlen Jr., 50 of Cape May is still being sought by authorities as of early Tuesday afternoon.Mary Ellen Kelly, the office manager at Paramount Air Services, confirmed to NJ Advance Media that Dahlen, a mechanic at the Middle Township business, is the person who was flying the plane.Kelly said that Barbara Tomalino, the company's owner, was not available to comment.Tomalino told PressofAtlanticCity.com Dahlen Jr. is a student pilot who was acting normally when he worked his shift Sunday. The bizarre incident unfolded Sunday evening when a red Piper PA12 that witnesses earlier saw flying erratically over Wildwood landed on a secured beach on the southeast side of the Coast Guard training facility at 7:52 p.m. Coast Guard officials learned the plane landed after viewing surveillance footageThe pilot fled on foot, leading Coast Guard officials to place the training center under "heightened security" for several hours while authorities looked for him.

One photo by a witness showed the plane appeared to stop nose down. It was later removed on Monday afternoon.Tomalino issued a statement Monday morning saying she didn't know why the plane was taken. "Paramount Air Service has no knowledge of the pilot's motivation for the incident or his whereabouts after the incident," she said.The plane is normally used to tow banners that advertise local businesses. The Cape May Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday they are not the lead on the investigation. Cape May police declined to comment when reached by NJ Advance Media on Tuesday morning, saying the Coast Guard is the lead agency. The Coast Guard previously deferred comment to Cape May Police.The Federal Aviation Administration said it did not plan to provide any updates on the incident. Story and video ➤ https://www.nj.com